People who are admittedly iOS fans, are now admitting that the whole "fragmentation"
thing is a myth nowadays.

Apparently, Google has solved the problem by moving a lot of functionality
out of the Android core OS and into a library called "Google Play Services"
which they're keeping updated even on older versions of Android.

People who are admittedly iOS fans, are now admitting that the whole "fragmentation" thing is a myth nowadays.

Apparently, Google has solved the problem by moving a lot of functionality out of the Android core OS and into a library called "Google Play Services" which they're keeping updated even on older versions of Android.

This also solves the problem of Android clones made by Amazon/Samsung and nukes all the free Mods like Cyanogen. You now have to install Google's tools, hand over your soul and data, in order to use certain apps, because these apps rely on Google Play Services. So either you maintain lots of lines of codes to make your app compatible with Kindle and play-serviceless decices, or you simply stick with plain Google Android. Of course, there is the option to not use these apps, but why use Android then?

As I said half a year ago, they are on their way to nuke the free/"Open Source" Android, kill off the whole Android brand and move all the stuff over to "Goolge Play" or "Chrome" brands.